Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday pardoned 65 people - including one man convicted of murder - who have all been out of custody for more than a decade.

Eleven people convicted of crimes in Bay Area counties were among those granted clemency. Most of the pardons locally and statewide went to individuals sentenced for drug-related crimes.

But Brown approved a pardon for James Vercellino, who was convicted of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence in Santa Clara County in 1987. He served two years in prison and three years on parole before being completing his sentence in 1992.

The governor also gave clemency to Jeffrey Hohn, who served 4 1/2 years in prison for a 1995 second-degree robbery sentence in Alameda County.

Others pardoned included Robert Phillip Brown, who was convicted of murder in Los Angeles County in 1977. Brown spent 15 years in prison and almost three years on parole before being discharged in 1996.

The governor gave clemency to Francisco Nunes, who spent two years in prison after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 1996 in San Diego County.

Other people were cleared of burglary and driving under the influence. Many of the people did not serve time in prison and were just given probation.

The governor's announcement came the day before Easter. Brown, who at one point studied at a Jesuit seminary, approved 79 clemency applications just before Christmas last year.